Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-achwa (infinitive kuachwa)
- Passive form of -acha
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -achwa
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| Positive present
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-naachwa
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| Subjunctive
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-achwe
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| Negative
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-achwi
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| Imperative singular
|
achwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuachwa
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| Negative
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kutoachwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
achwa
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| Plural
|
achweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huachwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liachwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuachwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naachwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaachwa/naachwa
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tunaachwa
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| 2nd person
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unaachwa
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mnaachwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaachwa
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wanaachwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naachwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -achwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siachwi
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hatuachwi
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| 2nd person
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huachwi
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hamwachwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haachwi
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hawaachwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -achwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taachwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taachwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -achwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niachwe
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tuachwe
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| 2nd person
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uachwe
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mwachwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aachwe
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waachwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -achwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siachwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeachwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeachwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliachwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliachwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aachwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naachwa
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twaachwa
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| 2nd person
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waachwa
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mwaachwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aachwa
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waachwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waachwa
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yaachwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laachwa
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yaachwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaachwa
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vyaachwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yaachwa
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zaachwa
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| u(XI)
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waachwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaachwa
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| pa(XVI)
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paachwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaachwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meachwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaachwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaachwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiachwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoachwa
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| Consecutive
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kaachwa / positive subject concord + -kaachwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaachwe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-niachwa
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-tuachwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuachwa
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-waachwa/-kuachweni/-waachweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwachwa
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-waachwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uachwa
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-iachwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liachwa
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-yaachwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiachwa
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-viachwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-iachwa
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-ziachwa
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| u(XI)
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-uachwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuachwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-paachwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muachwa
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| Reflexive
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-jiachwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -achwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-achwaye
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-achwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-achwao
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-achwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-achwalo
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-achwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-achwacho
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-achwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-achwayo
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-achwazo
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| u(XI)
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-achwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-achwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-achwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-achwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -achwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeachwa
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-oachwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oachwa
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-yoachwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loachwa
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-yoachwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choachwa
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-vyoachwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoachwa
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-zoachwa
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| u(XI)
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-oachwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koachwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-poachwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moachwa
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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